Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. We use cookies on this website to:

• recognise you whenever you visit this website (this speeds up your access to the website as you do not have to log in each time);

• obtain information about your preferences, online movements and use of the internet;

• carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content , products and services and to help us better understand our visitor requirements and interests;

• target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing interest-based advertisements that are personalised to your interests; and

• make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer or other electronic device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested (eg to provide you with information).

If you visit our website when your browser is set to accept cookies, we will interpret this as an indication that you consent to our use of cookies and other similar technologies as described in this website cookie policy. If you change your mind in the future about letting us use cookies, you can modify the settings of your browser to reject cookies or disable cookies completely.

Description of cookies

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

Name of Cookie	Owner	Purpose for the Cookie
_ga	Google Analytics	(Main Purpose: Performance) This cookie enables us to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It's included in each page request in a site and used to calculate our visitor, session and campaign data for the sites Google analytics reports. This Cookie is set to expire after 2 years.
_gid	Google Analytics	(Main Purpose: Performance) This cookie enables us to distinguish each individual user, assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. Expires after 24 hours.
PHPSESSID	Universal Analytics	Cookie is required so that our site can recognise the same user clicking from page to page. It also identifies when items are added to basket, without this cookie, items would be forgotten and act as a new page being entered. (Disabling cookies may affect the performance of the website on your device.) Expires after exiting the website.
_gat	Google Universal Analytics	(Main Purpose: Performance) This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. This cookie expires after 10 minutes.
email	Browser	This cookie is enabled when the user requests the browser to remember email data. This cookie typically expires after 12 months, unless specifically removed by the user.
password	Browser	This cookie is enables when the user requests the browser to remember password data. This cookie typically expires after 12 months, unless specifically removed by the user.

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.